Porsche rules out F1 return after failed Red Bull deal

Porsche's vice president, Thomas Laudenbach, has stated that Porsche won't return to Formula 1 after their talks with Red Bull fell through. The plan was for Porsche to own half of Red Bull and supply engines for the 2026 season, but the deal didn't work out. Now, Red Bull will make its own engines with help from Ford. Laudenbach added that Porsche is happy with its current motorsport activities and has no plans to rejoin F1. "It is off the table: right now F1 is not a task for us and we are not spending any energy on that," Laudenbach explained. "We are only focused on what we do right now, and if you look at it, we have many different activities: we are well-occupied and extremely happy with what we do."

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Could Binotto be a key player in the driver market?

According to Valtteri Bottas, Mattia Binotto’s appointment at Audi could impact the F1 driver market. With only four seats left to finalize the 2025 F1 line-up, Sauber (which will rebrand as Audi) and other teams must make their decisions soon. Bottas, whose future at Sauber is uncertain, acknowledges that the change in Audi’s management structure, including Binotto’s new role, could affect his negotiations.

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Ex-Red Bull junior makes IndyCar comeback

Juri Vips is getting another chance to race with the IndyCar Series, driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the Portland Grand Prix. He was dropped by Red Bull Racing in 2022 after using a racial slur on a live Twitch stream, which also made him lose his spot in Formula 2. Since then, he hasn’t raced in Formula 1 or 2. Vips previously raced in IndyCar in 2023 and finished eighteenth at the Portland and Laguna Seca Grands Prix.

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Newey's $100m Aston Martin deal reportedly finalized

Adrian Newey has finalized a $100 million contract with Aston Martin, which ends his successful tenure at Red Bull Racing. His new contract, starting in early 2025, will last three years and pay him twice what he earned at Red Bull. Talks with Ferrari failed because Newey's demands were too high. His move to Aston Martin is expected to boost the team's performance, especially with upcoming changes in F1 rules.

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Ferrari chooses Serra over Elliott for Technical Director

Loïc Serra will become Ferrari's new technical director, replacing Enrico Cardile, who is moving to Aston Martin. Serra is coming from Mercedes and will start later in the F1 2024 season. Ferrari has decided not to hire former Mercedes tech boss Mike Elliott due to his work on the zero-pod car concept. Serra's appointment follows Ferrari's unsuccessful attempts to hire Red Bull's Pierre Wache.

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